An MD80 flight crew had been rerted for WX and were approaching their clearance limit (VOR). While the first officer was querying for clearance beyond the VOR, the captain (PF) became distracted and flew through their assigned altitude. The center assigned a higher altitude just as the captain was correcting back to the clearance altitude.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	331460
Time
Date	199603
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : adm
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25200
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	331460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	331607
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During departure from dfw we were WX rerted to ardmore VOR with the VOR as a clearance limit. Approaching ardmore and nearing the assigned altitude of FL250 the captain elected to hand fly the aircraft while I worked on obtaining further clearance from center. During the radio exchange the captain was inadvertently distracted and went through the assigned altitude by 200 ft and before any corrective action could be taken center called with further clearance to FL270. Supplemental information from acn 331607: we were approaching ardmore VOR. I asked the first officer to get a further clearance. I hand flew FL250 to FL252. Center never commented on our altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC HAD BEEN RERTED FOR WX AND WERE APCHING THEIR CLRNC LIMIT (VOR). WHILE THE FO WAS QUERYING FOR CLRNC BEYOND THE VOR, THE CAPT (PF) BECAME DISTRACTED AND FLEW THROUGH THEIR ASSIGNED ALT. THE CTR ASSIGNED A HIGHER ALT JUST AS THE CAPT WAS CORRECTING BACK TO THE CLRNC ALT.

Narrative: DURING DEP FROM DFW WE WERE WX RERTED TO ARDMORE VOR WITH THE VOR AS A CLRNC LIMIT. APCHING ARDMORE AND NEARING THE ASSIGNED ALT OF FL250 THE CAPT ELECTED TO HAND FLY THE ACFT WHILE I WORKED ON OBTAINING FURTHER CLRNC FROM CTR. DURING THE RADIO EXCHANGE THE CAPT WAS INADVERTENTLY DISTRACTED AND WENT THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT BY 200 FT AND BEFORE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION COULD BE TAKEN CTR CALLED WITH FURTHER CLRNC TO FL270. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 331607: WE WERE APCHING ARDMORE VOR. I ASKED THE FO TO GET A FURTHER CLRNC. I HAND FLEW FL250 TO FL252. CTR NEVER COMMENTED ON OUR ALT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.